My first Seiko since a moon phase quartz watch I owned in the early 1990s.

It is an inexpensive, well made, beautifully cased watch with an in-house movement and with a green dial that makes me smile every time I look at it. It runs well within COSC parameters (even though its advertised range is much broader). I put it on a Hirsch dark tan strap and it looks and feels great. I bought it to be a "beater" but find myself being careful with it. If this is an example of what Seiko makes at the low end of its mechanical line, then I can imagine how superb the Grand Seikos are. I ordered it from Japan on a Monday and it arrived on Wednesday. Two days, halfway around the world. Letters within Connecticut take longer than that.